Kanto Celebration

Axl

Aug 26, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Time and Date

Kanto Celebration will start on Tuesday, September 2 at 10:00 a.m. and end on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Wild Encounters

Chansey

Snorlax

Abra

And more!

✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Event Bonuses

• One guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon.
• 3× Mega Evolution duration.
• 2× XP for spinning PokéStops.
• Take a few snapshots during the event for a surprise!
• Evolve Ivysaur (Bulbasaur’s Evolution) to get a Venusaur that knows Frenzy Plant.

Frenzy Plant

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

100

DPE

2.22

Energy Delta

-45

Trainer Battles

Power

100

DPS

40

DPE

2

• Evolve Charmeleon (Charmander’s Evolution) to get a Charizard that knows Blast Burn.

Blast Burn

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

110

DPE

2.2

Energy Delta

-50

Trainer Battles

Power

120

DPS

34.29

DPE

2.4

• Evolve Wartortle (Squirtle’s Evolution) to get a Blastoise that knows Hydro Cannon.

Hydro Cannon

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

80

DPE

2

Energy Delta

-40

Trainer Battles

Power

90

DPS

45

DPE

1.8

Timed Research

Free event-exclusive Timed Research will be available! Complete the research tasks to earn XP, Stardust, Mega Energy, and encounters with Pokémon first discovered in Kanto that usually only appear in certain parts of the world!

• Kanto Celebration: Near and Farfetch’d from Tuesday, September 2, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, September 3, at 10:00 a.m. local time

Farfetchd

• Kanto Celebration: Kang You Dig It from Wednesday, September 3, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, September 4, at 10:00 a.m. local time

Kangaskhan

• Kanto Celebration: Mime Time from Thursday, September 4, at 10:00 a.m. to Friday, September 5, at 10:00 a.m. local time

Mr. Mime

• Kanto Celebration: Tauros Taming from Friday, September 5, at 10:00 a.m. to Saturday, September 6, at 10:00 a.m. local time

Tauros

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before the Timed Research ends.

Field Research

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn Mega Energy, XP, encounters with event-themed Pokémon, and more!

Collection Challenges

Complete Collection Challenges by catching and evolving Pokémon to receive Mega Energy.

Paid Special Research

For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Special Research.

Special Research rewards include the following.

• Dynamax Articuno
• Dynamax Zapdos
• Dynamax Moltres
• And more!

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

Pokémon GO Web Store – Kanto Celebration Ultra Ticket Box

The Kanto Celebration Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). It includes both an event ticket and a bonus Premium Battle Pass at no additional cost!

Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store! You never know what you may find.

XP Celebration Event

From August 25 at 1:00 p.m. PDT until October 14, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time, all Trainers will get the following bonuses. These bonuses will stack with other event bonuses!

• 2× Catch XP from Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws
• +3,000 XP from winning raids
• +3,000 XP from winning Max Battles

Additionally, Timed Research will be available to all Trainers who are level 5 and above. This research will give Trainers the chance to earn over 7 million XP!

Visit the blog for more details!